Introducing district strategies
District strategies are a new level of strategic planning that we are introducing to the planning system. District strategies will capture and protect the valued character and attributes of each of Canberra's nine districts.
The district strategies deliver the ACT Planning Strategy by providing more specific and targeted directions for each district. In short, they will guide the strategic management of growth and change on a district scale in the context of green and blue spaces, good travel connections, housing, employment growth and support our shopping centres.
During the consultation on the draft district strategies and draft Territory Plan, the community had the opportunity to ask questions to our planners. You can find these on the Ask a Question page.
You can also view the range of consultation activities we undertook with the community during February on the Engagement schedule page.
You can now take a high-level look at what we heard during consultation in the Listening Report. A more detailed look and the government's response is found in the consultation report.
What we looked at
The East Canberra District Strategy captures the special character of East Canberra and reflects the community's views on future planning priorities. It will help us manage growth and change in the district while protecting the things the community values most.
Directions for East Canberra
Blue-green network
- Protect, conserve, and enhance priority grassland, woodland and aquatic habitats and environmental values, including along the Molonglo River and Jerrabomberra and Woolshed creeks.
Economic access and opportunity across the city
- Develop new employment precincts, capitalising on proximity to Canberra Airport, national freight routes, heavy rail, and existing employment precincts (subject to outcomes of the Eastern Broadacre strategic assessment).
Strategic movement to support city growth
- Protect and preserve function and capacity of key transport corridors for freight and public transport, including a potential future faster and/or high speed rail corridor.
Sustainable neighbourhoods
- Limit new housing development in line with the Territory Plan.
Inclusive centres and communities
East Canberra District Strategy quick comment
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3 March, 2023
DSS says:
Leave the farmland alone, enough industrial building already in place. Leave some for nature!
3 March, 2023
YP says:
Leave the farms alone! No one wants another industrial area, keep the area green and beautiful!
3 March, 2023
C May says:
Preserve rural land. Give them the opportunity to provide the employment. Give them 99 yr leases and they can progress with opportunities.
3 March, 2023
jlm says:
Canberra doesn’t need more poorly planned suburbs, we need existing suburbs to be better supported and natural landscapes to be protected
2 March, 2023
Philip Muncr says:
Please don't take my farm it is part of the community and is the oldest working farm in the ACT. It is important to indigenous Australians
2 March, 2023
Sylvia says:
Agree with many others: No light rail through My Ainslie please. Leave existing farmland alone to preserve Canberra's food security.
2 March, 2023
Patrick says:
Terrible idea, the bush capital doesn’t need any more hideous pop up
Suburbs
2 March, 2023
M says:
The destruction of the nature areas in Canberra breaks my heart. Putting a light rail through the Mt Ainslie nature reserve? Think harder.
2 March, 2023
Charlie says:
By developing this area you are eliminating any chance of the community being able to actually experience and enjoy the “bush captial”
2 March, 2023
Jack says:
Protect Majura Valley and Pialligo
2 March, 2023
LoMathias says:
Protect Majura Valley Farm as heritage significance. Local food security is important and industrialising this area will not support this.
1 March, 2023
Concerned Resident says:
Sunflowers are invasive introduced species, turn entire Majura valley into nature park. Farms are too damaging for threatened species
